MMA Cadet Ray W. Kern
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Title
MMA Cadet Ray W. Kern
Subject
Kern, Ray Whittington (1920-2020)
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
Description
Portrait photograph of Cadet Ray Whittington Kern wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) uniform.
Born in Mt. Olive, Ray was a 1941 graduate of MMA and a U.S. Army veteran, having served as a Lieutenant during World War II.
After his time in the service he worked for the Strasburg Post Office and retired as Superintendent of Postal Operations.
He is buried with his first wife, Daisy Elizabeth (Smith) Kern (1920-1983) in Strasburg.
His second wife was Maxine McDonald.
Born in Mt. Olive, Ray was a 1941 graduate of MMA and a U.S. Army veteran, having served as a Lieutenant during World War II.
After his time in the service he worked for the Strasburg Post Office and retired as Superintendent of Postal Operations.
He is buried with his first wife, Daisy Elizabeth (Smith) Kern (1920-1983) in Strasburg.
His second wife was Maxine McDonald.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "Oct 1939" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2008 by Graham Conner.
Some biographical information was extracted from his obituary on Find-A-Grave.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Cadet Ray W. Kern appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 010597 and 014984.
Identifier
014984
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “MMA Cadet Ray W. Kern,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/44908.
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